The tour, during March, 1986, was in preparation for Bangladesh's participation in the 2nd Asia Cup, later that month. Also, this tour can be considered as a follow up of the tour of a Pak side (officially called the Omar Quareshi XI), led by Imran Khan

Imran Khan

Imran Khan Niazi is a Pakistani politician and former Pakistani cricketer, playing international cricket for two decades in the late twentieth century. After retiring, he entered politics...

, during early January.Out of the 6 matches played, the tourists won 2, and lost the remaining 4.

Scores in brief

Date	Match			Result
11 March	Bangladesh v Rawalpindi Rawalpindi Rawalpindi , locally known as Pindi, is a city in the Pothohar region of Pakistan near Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad, in the province of Punjab. Rawalpindi is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad...	Bangladesh 125/7 (Raqibul Hasan 49)	Rawalpindi Rawalpindi Rawalpindi , locally known as Pindi, is a city in the Pothohar region of Pakistan near Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad, in the province of Punjab. Rawalpindi is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad...  126/7 (Aamer Malik Aamer Malik Aamer Malik is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 14 Tests and 24 ODIs from 1987 to 1994. In 1987 he took over from Ray Berry as the professional at Hyde CC, playing in the Central Lancashire League....  32, Jahangir Shah Jahangir Shah Jahangir Shah Badsha is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 5 ODIs from 1986 to 1990. He is sometimes known on scoresheets by his nickname Badshah....  2/19, Tanjib Ahsan Saad Tanjib Ahsan Saad Tanjib Ahsan Saad was a Bangladeshi cricket player of the 80s. A right arm medium pace bowler, he played in two ICC Trophy tournaments for his country. He was also a member of the Bangladesh team that took part in the 2nd Asia Cup in Sri Lanka, in 1986...  2/24)	Rawalpindi Rawalpindi Rawalpindi , locally known as Pindi, is a city in the Pothohar region of Pakistan near Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad, in the province of Punjab. Rawalpindi is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad...  wins by 3 wickets
14 March	Bangladesh V North Zone	Bangladesh118/8 (Nannu Minhajul Abedin Minhajul Abedin is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 27 ODIs from 1986 to 1999. He captained Bangladesh twice during the Asia Cup of 1990–91. In local cricket arena he is more commonly known by his nickname, "Nannu".-Early days:Nannu caught the attention of the cricket selectors in the...  44)	North Zone 117 (Golam Faruq2/29)	Bangladesh wins 1 run
16 March	Bangladesh V Lahore Lahore Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...  City	Lahore 172 (Shahid Anwar 43, Tanjib Ahsan Saad Tanjib Ahsan Saad Tanjib Ahsan Saad was a Bangladeshi cricket player of the 80s. A right arm medium pace bowler, he played in two ICC Trophy tournaments for his country. He was also a member of the Bangladesh team that took part in the 2nd Asia Cup in Sri Lanka, in 1986...   4/50, Golam Faruq 2/19, Jahangir Shah Jahangir Shah Jahangir Shah Badsha is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 5 ODIs from 1986 to 1990. He is sometimes known on scoresheets by his nickname Badshah....  Badshah 2/38)	Bangladesh 118/8 (Nannu Minhajul Abedin Minhajul Abedin is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 27 ODIs from 1986 to 1999. He captained Bangladesh twice during the Asia Cup of 1990–91. In local cricket arena he is more commonly known by his nickname, "Nannu".-Early days:Nannu caught the attention of the cricket selectors in the...  27, Badshah Jahangir Shah Jahangir Shah Badsha is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 5 ODIs from 1986 to 1990. He is sometimes known on scoresheets by his nickname Badshah....  25, Sajid Akbar 5/17)	Lahore wins by 54 runs
17 March	Bangladesh vs Zone C	Bangladesh 154/7 (Nurul Abedin Nurul Abedin Nurul Abedin is a former Bangladeshi cricketer born September 7, 1964 in Chittagong who played in 4 ODIs from 1986 to 1990.Nurul Abedin, more commonly known as Nobel, was the elder brother of Minhajul Abedin . Originally from Chittagong, the brothers were prominent figures in Dhaka cricket, in the...  50, Raqibul Hasan 46, Wasim Haider Wasim Haider Wasim Haider is a former Pakistani right arm fast medium bowler in cricket who played three One Day International matches during the 1992 Cricket World Cup.- External links :... 2/16)	Zone C 158/7(Sami Samiur Rahman Samiur Rahman is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 2 ODIs in 1986. The right arm medium pacer failed to take any wickets in those 2 ODIs, but over all he performed with great distinction for Bangladesh throughout the 80's. Apart from being a new ball swing bolwer, he was more than a...  3/26)	Zone C wins by 3 wickets
19 March	Bangladesh Vs Zone B	Bangladesh 177/9 (Manzoor Elahi Manzoor Elahi Manzoor Elahi is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 6 Tests and 54 ODIs from 1984 to 1995.... 3/37)	Zone B 181/4 (Zahoor Elahi Zahoor Elahi Zahoor Elahi is a Pakistani cricketer who played in 2 Tests and 14 ODIs from 1996 to 1997. His debut was against Zimbabwe...  70)	Zone B wins by 6 wickets
22 March	Bangladesh vs Zone A	Bangladesh 220/4 (Nurul Abedin Nurul Abedin Nurul Abedin is a former Bangladeshi cricketer born September 7, 1964 in Chittagong who played in 4 ODIs from 1986 to 1990.Nurul Abedin, more commonly known as Nobel, was the elder brother of Minhajul Abedin . Originally from Chittagong, the brothers were prominent figures in Dhaka cricket, in the...  Nobel 102, Lipu Gazi Ashraf Gazi Ashraf Hossain , commonly known as Lipu, is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played and captained the Bangladeshi cricket team in its first 7 ODIs, two in the Asia Cup in 1986, three in the Asian Cup in 1988, and two in the Australia-Asia Cup to 1990....  69,	Zone A 152 (Shaheedur Rahman Shaheedur Rahman Shaheedur Rahman is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 2 ODIs in 1986. He played before the establishment of the first class game in Bangladesh, and before his nation attained Test status, but did represent his country in England in the 1986 ICC Trophy Tournament for non test playing...  2/21, Suru 2/25)	Bangladesh wins by 68 runs

The Tour

This can be described as the ist major tour of a test playing nation by Bangladesh. Bangladesh had toured England in the summers of 1979 & 1982, but played against the Associate countries and club teams from England. The tour of West Bengal, in Dec. 1983, didn't cover other parts of India. In contrast, here, the tourists played against oppositions from different parts of Pakistan. Although, they didn't meet the official Pak team (which was away on a tour of Sri Lanka), the teams oppositioning them were strong. The temas included players like veteran Iqbal Qasim

Iqbal Qasim

Mohammad Iqbal Qasim is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 50 Tests and 15 ODIs from 1976 to 1988.Qasim ended his career with 171 wickets in his 50 Test matches, at approximately 3.5 wickets a match. His accurate bowling saw his economy rate at a low 2.21...

 (captiain of Rawalpindi

Rawalpindi

Rawalpindi , locally known as Pindi, is a city in the Pothohar region of Pakistan near Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad, in the province of Punjab. Rawalpindi is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad...

 side), and youngsters like Ijaz Faqih

Ijaz Faqih

Ijaz Faqih is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 5 Tests and 27 ODIs from 1980 to 1988....

, Saleem Jaffar

Saleem Jaffar

Saleem Jaffar is a retired Pakistani cricketer who played in 14 Tests and 39 One Day Internationals from 1986 to 1992. Jaffar was born in Karachi, Sindh...

, Anil Dalpat

Anil Dalpat

Anil Dalpat or Anil Dalpat Sonavaria was the first Hindu ever to play Test cricket for Pakistan. Dalpat was a lower-order batsman and wicket keeper, and represented Pakistan for a brief interval in the early 1980s, when Wasim Bari was injured...

, Asif Mujtaba

Asif Mujtaba

Mohammad Asif Mujtaba is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 25 Tests and 66 ODIs from 1986 to 1997. He is best known for hitting a Steve Waugh full toss on the last ball in an ODI at Hobart in 1992-93 for six, when Pakistan needed 7 runs to win, thereby tying the match...

, Aamer Malik

Aamer Malik

Aamer Malik is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 14 Tests and 24 ODIs from 1987 to 1994. In 1987 he took over from Ray Berry as the professional at Hyde CC, playing in the Central Lancashire League....

, Aamer Sohail

Aamer Sohail

Aamer Sohail is a former professional Pakistani cricketer and PCB Chief Selector. With Saeed Anwar, he formed one of the best opening combinations Pakistan has ever had....

, Naved Anjum

Naved Anjum

Naved Anjum is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 2 Tests and 13 ODIs from 1984 to 1992....

, Akram Raza

Akram Raza

Mohammad Akram Raza is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 9 Tests and 49 ODIs from 1989 to 1995....

, Wasim Haider

Wasim Haider

Wasim Haider is a former Pakistani right arm fast medium bowler in cricket who played three One Day International matches during the 1992 Cricket World Cup.- External links :...

, Zahoor Elahi

Zahoor Elahi

Zahoor Elahi is a Pakistani cricketer who played in 2 Tests and 14 ODIs from 1996 to 1997. His debut was against Zimbabwe...

, Manzoor Elahi

Manzoor Elahi

Manzoor Elahi is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 6 Tests and 54 ODIs from 1984 to 1995....

, & others.
Among the teams, Rawalpindi

Rawalpindi

Rawalpindi , locally known as Pindi, is a city in the Pothohar region of Pakistan near Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad, in the province of Punjab. Rawalpindi is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad...

 looked the strongest on paper, but the Bangladesh side put up an sprited fight against them before losing by 3 wickets. There were some really close matches, but Zone B achieved the most convincing victory with the Elahi brothers, (Zahoor

Zahoor Elahi

Zahoor Elahi is a Pakistani cricketer who played in 2 Tests and 14 ODIs from 1996 to 1997. His debut was against Zimbabwe...

 and Manjoor

Manzoor Elahi

Manzoor Elahi is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 6 Tests and 54 ODIs from 1984 to 1995....

) dominating.

The Bangladesh performance

The real sensation form the tourists point of view was the batting of young Nurul Abedin

Nurul Abedin

Nurul Abedin is a former Bangladeshi cricketer born September 7, 1964 in Chittagong who played in 4 ODIs from 1986 to 1990.Nurul Abedin, more commonly known as Nobel, was the elder brother of Minhajul Abedin . Originally from Chittagong, the brothers were prominent figures in Dhaka cricket, in the...

 Nobel. He scored a brilliant hundred (102) against Zone A. He shared a 135 run 2nd wicket partnership with his captain. Nobel's

Nurul Abedin

Nurul Abedin is a former Bangladeshi cricketer born September 7, 1964 in Chittagong who played in 4 ODIs from 1986 to 1990.Nurul Abedin, more commonly known as Nobel, was the elder brother of Minhajul Abedin . Originally from Chittagong, the brothers were prominent figures in Dhaka cricket, in the...

 century was only the 3rd by a Bangladeshi batsman,after Tousuf Babu's

Yousuf Rahman

Yousuf Rahman was a Bangladeshi cricketer, who played regularly for the national side from 1976-77 until his retirement in 1983-84. He top scored with 78 against the MCC at Dhaka in Jan 1977. He also holds the distinction of being the first Bangladeshi to score an international hundred, with 115...

 (115) against PNG in 1982 ICC Trophy

1982 ICC Trophy

The 1982 ICC Trophy was a limited-overs cricket tournament held in England between 16 June and 10 July 1982. It was the second ICC Trophy tournament to be staged, with matches between the 16 participating teams played over 60 overs a side and with white clothing and red balls...

, & Rafiqul Alam

Rafiqul Alam

Rafiqul Alam is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 2 ODIs in the 1986 Asia Cup. In his debut match, , he scored 14. He followed this with 10 against Sri Lanka.-In ICC Trophy:...

's 129 for Bangladesh Tigers against Singapore in South East Asian Cup

1984 South-East Asia Cup

The First South-East Asian Cricket Tournament was held in Dhaka in January 1984. Two teams from the host country were joined by teams from Singapore and Hong Kong...

 in 1984. Nobel

Nurul Abedin

Nurul Abedin is a former Bangladeshi cricketer born September 7, 1964 in Chittagong who played in 4 ODIs from 1986 to 1990.Nurul Abedin, more commonly known as Nobel, was the elder brother of Minhajul Abedin . Originally from Chittagong, the brothers were prominent figures in Dhaka cricket, in the...

 also scored 50, against a stronger Zone C side, sharing a 112 run opening stand with the veteran Raqibul Hasan. Unfortunately, the middle order failed to capitalize on this great start. Skipper Gazi Ashraf

Gazi Ashraf

Gazi Ashraf Hossain , commonly known as Lipu, is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played and captained the Bangladeshi cricket team in its first 7 ODIs, two in the Asia Cup in 1986, three in the Asian Cup in 1988, and two in the Australia-Asia Cup to 1990....

 came good in the final match. Minhajul Abedin

Minhajul Abedin

Minhajul Abedin is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 27 ODIs from 1986 to 1999. He captained Bangladesh twice during the Asia Cup of 1990–91. In local cricket arena he is more commonly known by his nickname, "Nannu".-Early days:Nannu caught the attention of the cricket selectors in the...

 Nannu was consistent, but failed to convert starts into scores.

The seam bowlers did a good job for the tourists. Their main stirke bowler Gholam Nousher

Gholam Nousher

Gholam Mohammad Nousher is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 9 ODIs from 1986 to 1990.He was Bangladesh's main strike bowler during the 2nd half of the 1980s.-The early years:...

 Prince, however, failed to impress. In contrast, young Golam Faruq Suru and Tanjib Ahsan Saad

Tanjib Ahsan Saad

Tanjib Ahsan Saad was a Bangladeshi cricket player of the 80s. A right arm medium pace bowler, he played in two ICC Trophy tournaments for his country. He was also a member of the Bangladesh team that took part in the 2nd Asia Cup in Sri Lanka, in 1986...

 performed better. Skipper Gazi Ashraf

Gazi Ashraf

Gazi Ashraf Hossain , commonly known as Lipu, is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played and captained the Bangladeshi cricket team in its first 7 ODIs, two in the Asia Cup in 1986, three in the Asian Cup in 1988, and two in the Australia-Asia Cup to 1990....

 did an admirable job as a part time spinner, but the absence of a genuinely match winning spinner was badly felt in the close finishes. Either Anwarul Amin

Anwarul Amin

Anwarul Amin, commonly known as Azhar, was a Bangladeshi cricketer. A right arm off-break bowler, Azhar played for the national side in the first half of the 1980s.-International career:...

 Azhar or Wahidul Gani

Wahidul Gani

Wahidul Gani is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in one ODI in 1988 and coach who is mostly regarded for his coaching to the young and talented cricketers.-Playing career:Wahidul Gani was a right arm leg spin bowler and a lower order batsman...

 would have been useful in the slow turning tracks.

An interseting fact is that, in the game against the Lahore Cricket Association, all the 10 batsman of the Lahore team were out caught. WK Hafizur Rahman

Hafizur Rahman

Hafizur Rahman is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 2 ODIs in 1986. A wicket-keeper, Rahman moved to the U.S. after retiring from international cricket....

 Sani alone took 6 catches.

Top Batsmen (At least 75 runs)

Name	Matches	Runs	Average	Highest Score	100/50
Nurul Abedin Nurul Abedin Nurul Abedin is a former Bangladeshi cricketer born September 7, 1964 in Chittagong who played in 4 ODIs from 1986 to 1990.Nurul Abedin, more commonly known as Nobel, was the elder brother of Minhajul Abedin . Originally from Chittagong, the brothers were prominent figures in Dhaka cricket, in the...	4	153	38.25	102	1/1
Minhajul Abedin Minhajul Abedin Minhajul Abedin is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 27 ODIs from 1986 to 1999. He captained Bangladesh twice during the Asia Cup of 1990–91. In local cricket arena he is more commonly known by his nickname, "Nannu".-Early days:Nannu caught the attention of the cricket selectors in the...  Nannu	6	123	24.60	44	0/0
Gazi Ashraf Gazi Ashraf Gazi Ashraf Hossain , commonly known as Lipu, is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played and captained the Bangladeshi cricket team in its first 7 ODIs, two in the Asia Cup in 1986, three in the Asian Cup in 1988, and two in the Australia-Asia Cup to 1990....  Lipu	6	130	21.67	69	0/1
Raqibul Hasan	6	122	20.33	49	0/0
Shaheedur Rahman Shaheedur Rahman Shaheedur Rahman is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 2 ODIs in 1986. He played before the establishment of the first class game in Bangladesh, and before his nation attained Test status, but did represent his country in England in the 1986 ICC Trophy Tournament for non test playing...	6	81	20.25	29	0/0

Top bowlers (at least 4 wickets)

Name	Matches	Runs	Wickets	Average	Best
Shaheedur Rahman Shaheedur Rahman Shaheedur Rahman is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 2 ODIs in 1986. He played before the establishment of the first class game in Bangladesh, and before his nation attained Test status, but did represent his country in England in the 1986 ICC Trophy Tournament for non test playing...	6	60	4	15.00	4/11
Tanjib Ahsan Saad Tanjib Ahsan Saad Tanjib Ahsan Saad was a Bangladeshi cricket player of the 80s. A right arm medium pace bowler, he played in two ICC Trophy tournaments for his country. He was also a member of the Bangladesh team that took part in the 2nd Asia Cup in Sri Lanka, in 1986...	5	113	7	16.14	4/50
Golam Faruq Suru	5	127	7	18.14	2/19
Samiur Rahman Samiur Rahman Samiur Rahman is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 2 ODIs in 1986. The right arm medium pacer failed to take any wickets in those 2 ODIs, but over all he performed with great distinction for Bangladesh throughout the 80's. Apart from being a new ball swing bolwer, he was more than a...  Sami	3	76	4	19.00	3/26
Jahangir Shah Jahangir Shah Jahangir Shah Badsha is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 5 ODIs from 1986 to 1990. He is sometimes known on scoresheets by his nickname Badshah....	6	141	6	23.50	2/19
Gazi Ashraf Gazi Ashraf Gazi Ashraf Hossain , commonly known as Lipu, is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played and captained the Bangladeshi cricket team in its first 7 ODIs, two in the Asia Cup in 1986, three in the Asian Cup in 1988, and two in the Australia-Asia Cup to 1990....	6	135	4	33.75	1/16

External links

• http://www.articlesbase.com/cricket-articles/the-middle-ages-2022784.html The Middle Ages by Rafiqul Ameer